Patents Assigned to SAP
  • Patent number: 11947517
    Abstract: A transaction processing protocol for serverless database management systems can use a transaction scheduler to guarantee consistent serializable execution though analysis of the access pattern of transaction types and appropriate ordering of the transaction's events at runtime. A transaction topology is determined for each type of transaction and these are combined and used to generate a serialization graph. Cycles in the serialization graph are identified and breaking transaction types which may break the cycles are determined. When transaction requests are received, a breaking type of transaction is scheduled as a last transaction in the current epoch and later transactions not having the breaking transaction type are scheduled to execute in the next epoch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Norman May, Tiemo Bang, Carsten Binnig
  • Patent number: 11947566
    Abstract: An employee data replication system receives a request to replicate employee data hosted by a host system. At least one of: a live date corresponding to when the employee data is to be live on the enterprise system or a selection of one or more applications to be used on the enterprise system is identified. A cutoff date for the employee data is calculated based on one or more of the live date and the selection of one or more applications, the cutoff date indicating an oldest date for which the employee data is to be replicated to the enterprise system. Employee data is replicated from the host system to the enterprise system based on the cutoff date, and an indication is provided that the replication has completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Qendrim Kuqi, Ping Hou, Sagar Joshi, Frank Bareis, Thomas Markotschi, Tobias Lukas Bader, Aysan Mazloumi, Semih Gercek, Hui Xu
  • Patent number: 11947565
    Abstract: Systems and methods include detection of changes to data of a plurality of source objects of a source system, replicating the data changes to corresponding ones of the plurality of target objects, and, during the detection of changes to data and the replication of the data changes: detecting a first change to a first source object, identifying a first maintenance event based on the detected first change; determining a first one or more solutions to resolve the first maintenance event; presenting the first maintenance event and the first one or more solutions to resolve the first maintenance event to a user; receiving an indication from the user of a first solution of the first one or more solutions to resolve the first maintenance event; and, in response to the indication, executing the first solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Andrey Martynov, Michael Haberkorn, Sebastian Haase
  • Patent number: 11948024
    Abstract: Technologies are described for automated payload testing of open data protocol (OData) application programming interfaces (APIs). For example, metadata describing an OData service can be retrieved from the OData service. The OData service can then be tested for one or more entities of the OData service. Testing can be performed by dynamically creating various payloads for testing the entities of the OData service and the OData operations supported by the entities. Results of executing the payloads can be received and evaluated to determine whether a given payload was executed successfully by the OData service. Results of the testing (e.g., indications of success or failure) can be output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Krishnan Harihara Subramanian, Dinesh Bhandarkar, Jerin James, Madhu Tirumalasetti
  • Patent number: 11947994
    Abstract: A method may include determining a threshold quantity of attempts to optimistically perform a first transaction operating data stored in a database. The threshold quantity of attempts may be determined based on an expected workload of the first transaction and/or a workload at the database. The first transaction may be performed optimistically including by tracking cache lines accessed by the first transaction and detecting, based on a second transaction writing to a cache line accessed by the first transaction, a conflict between the first transaction and the second transaction. If the first transaction is not successful performed after the threshold quantity of attempts to optimistically perform the first transaction, the first transaction may be performed in a fallback mode including by acquiring a lock to prevent the second transaction from accessing a same data in the database as the first transaction. Related systems and articles of manufacture are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Thomas Legler
  • Patent number: 11947931
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide a generic factory class to determine one or more classes implementing an interface and/or derived from a base class in response to a call from an application factory class by retrieving a list of the one or more classes implementing the interface or derived from the based class, determining properties of each of the one or more classes, and return, based on the properties, a name of each of one or more of the one or more classes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Stefan Rau, Michael Haberkorn
  • Patent number: 11947823
    Abstract: A data storage and retrieval system for a computer memory including a memory slice formed of segments and adapted to contain one or more documents and a checkpoint adapted to persist the memory slice. The checkpoint includes a document vector containing a document pointer corresponding to a document. The document pointer including a segment identifier identifying a logical segment of the memory slice and an offset value defining a relative memory location of the first document within the identified segment. There are checkpoint memory blocks, each storing a copy of a corresponding segment of the memory slice. The segment identifier of the document pointer identifies a checkpoint memory block and the offset value of the document pointer defines a relative location of the document within the checkpoint memory block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Christian Bensberg, Steffen Geissinger
  • Patent number: 11949648
    Abstract: Connectivity between remote networks is managed by a central engine that collects and stores network data such as network addresses, URLs, hostnames, and/or other information. The engine creates a tunnel proxy, as well as separate respective tunnels with the remote networks. Based upon network data, the engine references the tunnel proxy to create a logical link joining the respective tunnels. Data can then flow between the remote networks through the logical link. The logical link may exist for only a limited time, e.g., as determined by a timer. Certain embodiments may be particularly suited to empower a customer network to manage connectivity with the remote network of a support provider. The customer can initiate connectivity changes without the manual involvement of the support provider. The customer can also authorize the support provider to manage connectivity and initiate changes under prescribed conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Michal Jagoda, Filip Mysliwiec, Wojciech Pietrzak, Lukasz Kasztelan, Adam Morawiec, Rafal Zelek, Marzena Cudecka, Ralf-Dietmar Dittmann
  • Patent number: 11947509
    Abstract: Various embodiments for a triple integration and querying system are described herein. An embodiment operates by identifying a plurality of triples corresponding to a knowledge graph, and generating a table in a database into which to import the set of triples. The table includes a subject column, a predicate column, and multiple object columns across different datatypes. Values from the triples of the knowledge graph are loaded into the table and a query is executed on the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Christian Bensberg, Jonathan Dees, Markus Fath
  • Patent number: 11947541
    Abstract: A method may include receiving a definition of a table user-defined function (TUDF) in a graph query language. The table user-defined function may be created based on the definition. For example, the creation of the table user-defined function may include checking and compiling the definition to generate executable code associated with the table user-defined function. Upon receiving a query including a relational query language statement invoking the table user-defined function, such as a structured query language select statement, the query may be executed on at least a portion of a graph data stored in a database. The executing of the query may include calling the executable code to execute the table user-defined function included in the relational query language statement. Related systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Gerald Franz, Romans Kasperovics, Umang Rawat, Roland Sedler
  • Patent number: 11947502
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for enumeration of trees in a database environment. Temporary copies of trees are stored in a database accelerator environment, for efficient access by software programs operating within the database layer. Multiple trees can be enumerated concurrently using level-by-level traversal. Nodes are assigned sortable indices through which a tree structure is maintained. Enumeration supports linking from a node of a parent tree to a child tree stored separately. Enumeration supports synthesizing child nodes in order to satisfy constraints on a parent node. Filtering and sorting are supported. The disclosed technology provides unexpectedly superior results, and can be applied in many fields. Variants are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Subramanya Sastry
  • Publication number: 20240104359
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques and solutions for defining, deploying, or using distributed neural networks. A distributed neural network includes a plurality of computing elements, which can include Internet of things (IOT) devices, other types of computing devices, or a combination thereof. At least one neuron of a neural network is implemented, for a given data processing request using the distributed neural network, on a single computing element. Disclosed techniques can manage data processing requests in the event of an unreachable computing element, such as by processing the request without the participation of such computing element. Disclosed techniques also include redefining distributed neural networks to replace an unreachable computing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: SAP SE
    Inventor: Arnd vom Hofe
  • Publication number: 20240104153
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a search toolbar, a search query from a machine in a network. The machine has an associated machine profile for participating in the network as an entity. The machine profile includes a machine identifier and machine metadata. A query type is determined from the search query. A search context for the machine is determined using a semantic graph of the network. From a set of services for the network, one or more relevant services to respond to the search query are identified based on the query type and the search context. The search query is applied to the one or more relevant services to obtain a set of responses. A set of relevant results for the search query is determined from the set of responses. The set of relevant results is transmitted to the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: SAP SE
    Inventors: Gopi Kishan, Rohit Jalagadugula, Kavitha Krishnan, Sai Hareesh Anamandra, Akash Srivastava
  • Patent number: 11941386
    Abstract: Techniques and solutions are described for defining and deploying application content. Content, such as objects, can be created in a repository defined for a first application. A package can be defined based at least in part on the objects for use in a computing environment only requiring the first application. A second package can be defined based at least in part on the objects for use in a computing environment in which both the first application and a second application are available. Content can be moved between repositories defined for a single application and repositories defined for multiple applications. Content can be added to, or removed from, a client computing system as applications available on a client computing system change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Daniel Buchmann
  • Patent number: 11941142
    Abstract: Methods for using SQL statements to access an application-server-managed database are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a user sends, either directly or indirectly (i.e., remotely) a SQL statement from an ODBC application or server, respectively, to an application server that preprocesses SQL statements for accessing data from a centralized database. The application server may have a SQL endpoint, and access to the SQL endpoint may be determined by a user's logon credentials, a user's presentation of a SAML token, or a user's presentation of a valid certificate. The application server may then parse the SQL statement and determine the user's authorization to access certain objects in the centralized database based on a SQL handler design-time configuration. A result from the statement may be sent back to the user either directly or indirectly and exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Arne Harren, Marco Haupt, Helmut Prestel, Rolf Hammer, Christiane Kettschau, Kai Baumgarten, Diego Sebastian Will, Minh-Khanh Do, Timm Falter, Frank-Martin Haas, Kilian Kilger
  • Patent number: 11941459
    Abstract: Techniques for integrating applications using a container image of an integration flow are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Sherwin Varghese
  • Patent number: 11941063
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and device embodiments for implementing semantic discovery. An embodiment operates by retrieving a plurality of entities from a database instance. A semantic graph representation of the plurality of entities is generated within a graphical user interface. Context information is received from a user. A focus node is determined from the plurality of nodes using the context information. A semantic context of the focus node is determined, wherein the semantic context includes the focus node, a subset of the plurality of nodes, and subset of the plurality of edges. Responsive to the receiving, a visual indication of the semantic context is displayed within the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Judith Schneider, Christian Grail, Joachim Fiess, Guido Wagner, Johanna Wittig
  • Patent number: 11940972
    Abstract: Computer-readable media, methods, and systems are disclosed for utilizing partition-based locking mechanisms to improve execution of overlapping data definition language (DDL) and data manipulation language (DML) operations on a partitioned database table. A first node receives a DML statement associated with a first transaction. The first node acquires a intent exclusive lock on table metadata. A second node receives a DDL statement associated with a second transaction and acquires an exclusive metadata lock on the partitioned table metadata. Next, an intent exclusive lock is acquired for the relevant partition table data on the second node and an exclusive lock on table metadata on the second node. The second transaction waits for the DML operation of the first transaction to complete. Then the first transaction is committed. Finally exclusive locks are acquired on table data and metadata and the second transaction is executed and committed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Xiaoke Liu, Zhilong Hao, Weimin Qi, Zhe Qu, Jiaxin Liu, Qingwei Ren
  • Patent number: 11940951
    Abstract: Techniques and solutions are described for storing and processing metadata. A target system sends a request to a source system to identify extensions to one or more specified database artefacts. The source system identifies one or more software objects that include metadata extensions to the one or more specified database artefacts and sends at least a portion of such metadata elements to the target system in response to the request. The source system can expose APIs, such as APIs in a standard format, to the target system to assist in requesting and retrieving metadata from the source system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Daniel Buchmann
  • Patent number: D1019760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Jeong-Sook Lee, John Pompa, Gerard Keane, Simone Daiber, Barbara Kuntz, Gergana Savova, Terrance Weinzierl, Jim Ford